Tag-holder



A. MALL|NG.. I

TAG HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JULY24| I9I9.

1,357,645, I A Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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UNITED STATES ANDREW IVIALLING, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TAG-HOLDER.

Application filed July 24, 1919.

1 0 all 107mm it may concern Be it known that 1, ANDREW MALLiNo, a citizen of the Unlted States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and

State ot ()hio, have invented a new and useful improvement in Tag-Holders, of which the following is a specification, the principle oi the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention relates to tag hold ers, and particularly to a holder and fastening means suitable .ifor use on metallic containers, such as milk cans and the like. The object is the provision of a holder which can be securely fastened in place upon the container, and to which a tag can be easily attached or detached without the use of string or wire. A. further object is the pro vision of a holderwhich willv not tip, but which will lie fiat and snug against the can. 'ihe provision oil securing means which are a unit with the holder and always available for use is another object of the invention.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, con sists of the means herein after fully described. and particularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and the following description setting Forth in detail certain mechanism. embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle 01: the invention may be used.

in said annexed. d 'awing l igure L is a perspective View of my improved holder and a tag secured to a metallic container; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder; Fig. 3 is a top view of the holder showing the guard in dotted lines in its open position; and Figs. 4 and 5 are side elevations of the holder showing the holder closed and open for the removal of the tag, respectively.

The present holder consists of a single piece of hardened or spring wire having a hook portion 1 with a straight extending bill 2 which is bent inwardly at an angle to the lower portion of the hook. After the formation of the hook the wire extends upwardly forming a shank or back 3, and is then formed into a series of coils 4 of considerable length. The wire is then brought down in the form of a straight shank 5 to a point approximately in line with the angle Specification of Letters Patent.

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between the hill and hook portion. The wire is then bent and extended transversely across the device forming a guard 6 which cro. the hook portion and contacts therewith in the angle of the latter. The uard estends beyond the hook and is prdvided with an intin'ned end 7 which prevents catching the clothing or hands of the user.

To fasten the tag holder to the container. a still wire 5% is used which adapted to encircle the container, as shown in Fi 1 and he twisted. together as at 9. In. niani instances 1. have found it preferable to use a short piece of wire 10 formed with flattened ends 11 which will be soldered or brazed to the wall.l2 or shoulder it) of the container as shown in Fig. 3. This short piece or" wire 10 is PIG'EEHRblV inserted. through the coils, and then has its ends flattened so as to prevent its removal; The securing means is thus made a part ofthe device, and the whole is readv for attachin to the container. Where the long wire used, the ends are bent to form hooks 15 which interlock together to prevent the holder (:oining oil, and the wire and holder are handled a unit and ready to be fastened to the container at all times.

This stiff wire extends through the series of coils l: on the holder and holds the coils closely adjacent the wall 12 or shoulder 16 oi. the container or receptacle.

By using a stiff wire or retaining means, the coils are held adjacent the can in the desired position at all times and it is only necessary to press upon the guard wire to open the hook. The tendency to tip over is prevented and made impossible by the wire passing through the coils, and the holder is thus very easily opened for the insertion or removal of the tag.

Because of the holding means, and the long series of coils, the holder is particularly easy to operate and always maintains itself in the correct position for receiving or removing the tag, as well as for always holding the tag in such position that it can readily be read at all times. By means of the wire, it is securely fastened to the receptacle, and the danger of loss or removal of the holder is slight. The inturned hook prevents the bill from catching and tearing clothing or hands or from catching and being bent open.

The use of such a holder insures that the tag is always securely attached to the can as well as tag showing ownership. As the tags lie tlat against the can, the use of the holder tends to prevent them from being 'mutilated or being caught and torn between cans. The tags are always in position to be easily read without having to be handled or turned over.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invent-ion maybe employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims is the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

there-tore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention l. in a tag holder for containers and the like, the combination with a suitable container, of a hook portion, a back extending upwardly, a continuous series of coils of considerable length lying at approximately right angles to said back, .a shank, a guard member extending across said hook, the axis of the coils beingadapted to be approximately parallel to the surface of the container to which the holder is attached, and a holding member mounted through said coils and adapted to maintain the same in contact with the container surface to maintain the hook in position against tipping.

2. In tag holder for containers and the like, the combination with a suitable container, of a holder comprising a hook portion having an inwardly turned bill, a back portion adapted to be in approximately the same vertical plane with said hook portion, a continuous series of coils of considerable length the series lying at right angles to the plane of such hook and back, and being adapted to be mounted against the container wall, a downwardly extending shank, a guard member extending from said shank across said hook member at approximately right angles to said bill, said guard mem ber extending beyond said hook and having a rearwardly barred end, and a stiff holding member mounted through said series of coils and adapted to maintain them against the surface of the container to maintain said hook and back in a plane approximately vertical to the plane 01" the container wall when said guard member is pressed away from said hook.

3. A tag holder for metal containers and the like comprising hook and guard members and having a continuous series of coils of considerable length, the axis of said coils being approximately parallel to the surface of the container to which theholder is attached, and a stiff holding means mounted through said coils and adapted to be attached to said container wall to maintain said coils closely adjacent the same to prevent tipping when pressure is applied to said guard member.

Signed by me this 21st day of July, 1919.

ANDREW MALLING. 

